The Bickersons Turn Into a Ticket

From the moment Barack Obama held out Hillary Clinton’s chair as they sat down to debate to the near-hug as he patted her shoulder when they stood up, the Democratic candidates put their party back on the road to the White House tonight.

Gone was last week’s Palmetto rancor to be replaced by enough Hollywood feel-good to make Wolf Blitzer’s final question about their forming a Dream Ticket plausible. In turning away from attacking each other to aim their fire at George Bush and John McCain, both Clinton and Obama showed voters their best selves.